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Count It All Joy?

Posted on July 21, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Devotional, Ministry, Prayer, Spirituality, www.layministry.com |

The book of James in the New Testament is one of the mostdown-to-earth books in the Bible. If James was alive today, he would have probably said, “Keep it real!” His letter is very practical and pulls no punches on how we should be about SOZO.  
      
James was a brother to Jesus (Really half brother, God [...]

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God Can Fill The Void

Posted on July 14, 2007. Filed under: Healing, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

The mother plays a crucial role in our development.
We are created in the mother’s womb and we aren’t even close to understanding the symbiotic relationship created their.
From our earliest moments in this earth we get nourishment
and nurturing from our mother.
Who can refute the maternal instinct and the protection and love that a mother normally feels [...]

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The Gift of A Do Over

Posted on July 7, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Ministry, meditation, www.layministry.com |

Do-Over
How many times have you wanted to do something over?
“If I could just take back what I said”.
“If I could take the test again.”
HERE’S MY FAVORITE – “If I had ONE MORE CHANCE!”
In Golf it is the MULIGAN!
In monopoly it is the “GET OUT JAIL FREE” card.
On Wheel of fortune it is the “FREE SPIN”
I [...]

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Be A Wounded Healer

Posted on June 30, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test, www.layministry.com |

Have you ever noticed that in our lives some truths that seem to grab us more than others. It becomes a passion, a cause, a crusade in our life. For me one of those truths is the personal ministry of the each Christian. I deeply believe that each of us has been called as a [...]

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Experiencing God’s Power Through Meditative Prayer

Posted on June 9, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Prayer, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection!
 Can you imagine such a statement? Here Paul is sharing with us the secret of his tremendous walk with God. He said it was because he desired more than anything else to know Christ. But he wasn’t just talking about an intellectual knowledge. He wasn’t [...]

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Rid Yourself of Deceptive Self Talk

Posted on June 4, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church, Church leadership, Ministry, www.layministry.com |

In Romans 12 Paul the Apostle say that we are to present our self to God as a living sacrifice. This is a once for all act – sacrifice yourself. It means submitting to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in your life. This starts a process of transformation into a fully dedicated follower of Jesus Christ!
Romans 12:2
Do [...]

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Healed Healer

Posted on May 9, 2007. Filed under: Devotional, Healing, Ministry, Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts test, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

“God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.”
II Corinthians 1:3-4
I love the term “wounded healer.” It was coined by Henri Nouwen, [...]

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What Do You Do When Discouragement Makes You Sick?

Posted on May 3, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Devotional, Spirituality, www.layministry.com |

 The Bible says that “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” It’s true, if unchecked discouragement can literally make you physically and emotionally ill. There are many things that we get discouraged about. There is our appearance, finances, status, job, achievements, pain, sickness, disabilities, family situations, suffering, grief, just to name a few. What can you [...]

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Contentment In Your Life

Posted on April 14, 2007. Filed under: Biblical Studies, Church leadership, Devotional, Healing, Spirituality, meditation, www.layministry.com |

Contentment is one of the core values in a healthy life. It is a settled place deep in the soul that brings peace, joy and health. Yet for many of us contentment is evasive contantly beyond our reach. What can we do to have contentment in our life?
Susan was a devout Christian. She had two [...]

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Overcoming Shame and Guilt

Posted on April 11, 2007. Filed under: Church, Healing, Spiritual gifts, www.layministry.com |

Destructive emotions have toxic effects on our body, mind and spirit. They can result in a wide range of serious illnesses – hypertension, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome and even some types of cancer. So writes Dr. Don Colbert, the best selling Christian author in his book, Deadly Emotions.
So what stops Christians from allowing [...]

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